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In the split second after you hear a noise, your brain is already making a potentially life-or-death deduction: Did I do that, or did something else? Our nervo…

Children living in areas with low socioeconomic opportunities have more tired and stressed brains, a new study finds By Claire Cameron edited by Clara Moskowi…

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Archaeologists found apparent scrape marks inside a skull; long bones may have been sharpened into tools.

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